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...reappropriate traditional models of femininity in much the same manner as gays reclaimed the term “queer” and blacks reclaimed the term “nigger.” According to this movement, almost any choice that a woman makes—from exposing her midriff to getting off on camera—can be empowering, provided that it is executed in a sufficiently fierce manner. Women are invited to make themselves sexual objects, to ironically assume the male gaze in an effort to be insiders rather than aloof and prudish victims...

Author: By Courtney A. Fiske | Title: Feminist Bad Faith | 9/15/2009 | See Source »

...civilians. Marine Private First Class Ernest Gonzalez speaks of the icy hell of Chosin: ''Word was passed to kill all enemy wounded. I found one Chinese curled up, lying facedown. He had a head wound shaped like a perfect pie-cut that exposed his brain. I fired into his midriff. He turned slowly and looked at me as if saying, 'Why must you make me suffer more?' Although it remained a common practice on both sides, I never again killed another wounded Chinese soldier.'' An even greater enemy than the Chinese was the demoralizing cold during the late fall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ICY HELL THE KOREAN WAR: PUSAN TO CHOSIN BY DONALD KNOX Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 697 pages; $24.95 | 7/21/2008 | See Source »

...than leaving us hoping for the end 100 pages before it actually comes. Circus-clown Kasper Krone provides Høeg with a highly entertaining protagonist as he performs stunt after stunt after stunt—even with his skull cracked open and a bullet wound clear through his midriff. But the novel is overly centered around him and preoccupied with proving to us just how cool he is: yes, he is a smooth talker; yes, he has sex appeal; yes, he is well-read; yes, he is a great acrobat; yes, he is a marvelous violinist and pianist?...

Author: By Anna I. Polonyi, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Høeg’s ‘Quiet Girl’ Too Loud | 11/9/2007 | See Source »

...cuter.” An errant serve whizzed past his head. “I really enjoyed the game though, and I kept coming back. Those girls can play.” A member of the visiting team went up for a spike, revealing a strip of toned midriff. Bennett yelled something flattering in her direction. This caught the attention of Maya D. Simpson ’11, who was sitting a few rows away. Maya had short, choppy, jet-black hair, and wore a blood-red t-shirt. She turned to face Braddock, and from behind thick-rimmed glasses...

Author: By Daniel J. Mandel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bystander | 10/10/2007 | See Source »

...Spiritual Mother: Julia Roberts Screen Cred: The niece of Julia and daughter of Eric is the star of Nickelodeon's tween comedy hit, Unfabulous; her first gig was a bit darker, as coke dealer Johnny Depp's daughter in Blow. New project: Young Roberts is more Burberry than bare midriff as the smart would-be Sherlock in the Nancy Drew movie opening Friday, June 15. Good girl factoid: This summer, Roberts promoted reading with Laura Bush at an all-girls' middle school...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hollywood Raises Good Girls, Too | 6/15/2007 | See Source »

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